คัม
kamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] come (slang)
informal Thai transliteration of “come”; used online to mean come/arrive, often playful or stylized
Examples
ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleคัมkamคัมkam1[to] come (slang)2[to] come back; make a comeback (slang)
I’m at your house now, come!
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเขาkǎoทักแช็ตták-chɛ́tมาmaaว่าwâaใกล้glâiจะjàคัมkamถึงtʉ̌ngงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangแล้วlɛ́ɛoให้เราhâi-raoเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuua
Last night he messaged that he’s about to come to the party, so we should get ready.
อย่าลืมyàa leumคอมเมนต์kom-ménบอกbòkด้วยdûuayนะnáว่าwâaใครkraiคัมkamถึงtĕungงานngaanก่อนgònเดี๋ยวdĭiaoแจกjàekสติกเกอร์sà-dtík-gêrให้hâi
Don’t forget to comment who comes to the event first; I’ll give out stickers.
2VerbA2
[to] come back; make a comeback (slang)
to return or release again after a break; widely used in fan communities for artists’ releases
Examples
วงโปรดwong-bpròotวงโปรดwong-bpròotfavorite bandจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คัมkamคัมkam1[to] come (slang)2[to] come back; make a comeback (slang)เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
My favorite group will come back next month.
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Last year they took a long break and then came back with a new album.
Fans are waiting for the artist to come back for the ten-year anniversary round.
หลังlǎngหายไปhǎai-bpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngปีbpiiค่ายkâaiประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinจะjàคัมkamพร้อมprɔ́ɔmซิงเกิลsing-gəənไตเติลdtai-dtəənและlɛ́ทัวร์tuuaเอเชียee-chiia
After two years away, the label announced the artist will come back with a title single and an Asia tour.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |